“You keep floudering and never get anywhere.”

“There's a special feeling you get on a veranda that you just can't get anywhere else.”

“If everybody went around understanding each other without asking questions or speaking their mind, they'd never get anywhere.”

“You can't go anywhere if you resign yourself to being attacked.”

“You can have tons of talent, but it won't necessarily keep you fed. If you have sharp instincts, through, you'll never go hungry.”

“Life is so uncertain: you never know what could happen. One way to deal with that is to keep your pajamas washed.”

“No matter how far you travel, you can never get away from yourself.”